Wollondilly Shire

Within Wollondilly Shire, the have a lower proportion of people using public transport to get to work than New South Wales.

This data reveals the main modes of transport used by local workers in a particular industry to get to work. Workforce transport data for Wollondilly Shire is very useful in transport planning as it informs decision-makers about the effectiveness and availability of public transport.

There are a number of reasons why people use different Modes of Transport to get to work including:

The availability of affordable and effective public transport options between place of residence and place of work (For instance, industries located near railway stations are likely to have higher public transport use than those located away from main public transport routes);

The number of motor vehicles available from within a household; and

The travel distance to work, which for example, can allow people to walk or bicycle to their place of employment.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id, the population experts.

Change in local workers method of travel to work, 2006 to 2011

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2006 and 2011 Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id, the population experts.

Dominant groups

In 2011, there were 84 people in the who caught public transport to work (train, bus, tram or ferry) in Wollondilly Shire, compared with 6,840 who drove in private vehicles (car – as driver, car – as passenger, motorbike, or truck).

Analysis of the method of travel to work of the in Wollondilly Shire in 2011 compared to New South Wales shows that 0.9% used public transport, while 73.1% used a private vehicle, compared with 13.8% and 64.1% respectively in New South Wales.

The major differences between the method of travel to work of the in Wollondilly Shire and New South Wales were:

A larger percentage of local workers who travelled by car (as driver) (65.2% compared to 57.9%)

A larger percentage of local workers who worked at home (10.4% compared to 4.7%)

A smaller percentage of local workers who travelled by train (0.4% compared to 6.2%)

A smaller percentage of local workers who travelled by bus (0.2% compared to 3.7%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the method of travel of work of the in Wollondilly Shire between 2006 and 2011 were:

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